Union Territories of 'Dadra and Nagar Haveli' and 'Daman and Diu' were merged together in January 2020. Which one of the following cities was made capital of the merged Union Territory ?

The Union Territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu were merged into a single Union Territory on January 26, 2020. This was executed through the Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Merger of Union Territories) Act, 2019, passed by the Parliament of India.

As per the official administrative arrangements, Daman was designated as the capital (headquarters) of the newly combined Union Territory. Before the merger, Silvassa served as the capital of Dadra and Nagar Haveli, while Daman was the capital of Daman and Diu. The merger was intended to improve administrative efficiency, reduce the cost of governance, and ensure better delivery of services by centralizing the administration of the two geographically close territories.